This year’s top two celebrity earners, according to Forbes magazine’s annual list, share crossover success – and not just for their right hook.
Coming in at Nos. 1 and 2 on the
World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities list, as well as the recent list of
World’s Highest-Paid Athletes, are boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Money Mayweather netted $300 million to take the top seed and Pacquiao took home $160 million.
Given the repeats in the top two spots, who took home No. 3? It’s America’s pop princess. Nope, it’s not Taylor Swift; say hello to Katy Perry. Perry roared into third place with $135 million. Swift landed at No. 8 with $80 million, tying Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr.
Rounding out the top five are tween dreams One Direction at No. 4, who weathered the storm after the recent loss of member Zayn Malik, to take home $130 million combined. And shock jock Howard Stern takes No. 5 with $95 million.
The list ends with a six-way tie for 95th place between Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Kevin Hart, Miranda Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Shelton and Sofia Vergara. The stars each brought home $28.5 million.
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